Topic summary
0%1 analyzed article/video400 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rutgers University results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 23.1% saturation with 369 hits. Analysis detected 1,796 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,600 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.7% and a BS Rank of 74% (4,392 of 16,562 topics). This Rutgers University is worse (more manipulative) than 73.50% of the peer group.
Rutgers University
Topic details
Total words: 1,600
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

74% percentile
025507510073.5% percentile
4.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.5%10.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.2%10.2%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 7.1%7.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.3%5.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.4%10.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 23.1%23.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 23.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 1.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.5%Red Herring: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Actor-Observer Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.8%Tu Quoque: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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